What are the responsibilities and job description for the Behavioral Health Professional - Functional Family Therapy (FFT) position at Spurwink Services?
Do you have a passion for working with children and families? Spurwink is looking for compassionate, dedicated individuals who want to empower youth and families by creating strength-based behavior change that will be sustained long after treatment ends. You will receive ongoing training in the Functional Family Therapy (FFT) model as you work with families, youth, their communities, and other key members of their ecology to implement FFT as designed. Extensive research has proven the effectiveness of FFT. You will empower families to address challenging and/or problematic behavior and to help youth aged 10 - 18 make life-transforming changes. Treatment progress is made through intensive interventions such as family therapy, skill building, and generalizing change within families to name a few.
BENEFITS MAY INCLUDE:
- Flexibility of Schedules
- Career Advancement Opportunities
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Student Loan Assistance (up to $2000 annually)
- Generous Paid Time Off
- Verizon & Sprint Cell Phone Discounts
- Opportunity for Same Day Pay
DUTIES:
- Provide intensive evidenced-based family therapy sessions to juveniles and their families utilizing the Functional Family Therapy model of treatment.
- Actively participate as part of the therapy team.
- Assist families with both clinical and concrete services including referring them to appropriate services and supports.
- Perform the basic accountability tasks related to the job, which include compiling and maintaining all necessary records.
- Assist administrative staff in collection of information for program effectiveness.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelor's degree required. Previous experience in the behavioral health field working with youth and families.
Spurwink is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Salary : $2,000